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I write to express my concern about plans for new oil drilling in rainforests and indigenous lands in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon. For the sake of our planet and the indigenous communities of Ecuador I call upon you to reconsider plans to auction off one of the most biodiverse places on the planet.

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Amazon Watch

This petition closed over 3 years ago

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Nearly eight
million acres of pristine rainforest and indigenous land in the Southern Ecuadorian
Amazon are on the chopping block. Instead of defending this sacred global
treasure, the...

Nearly eight
million acres of pristine rainforest and indigenous land in the Southern Ecuadorian
Amazon are on the chopping block. Instead of defending this sacred global
treasure, the government of Ecuador is in the midst of auctioning it off to oil
companies.

Take Action Now!
Please urge the new Ecuadorian Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources
Pedro Merizalde to respect indigenous rights and the rights of nature by not
drilling in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon.